tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post2796664115843872500..comments2024-03-28T02:22:42.358-06:00Comments on The Bluestocking Blog: When is Close, Too Close?Bluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-62316389461047142342010-12-06T09:48:50.447-07:002010-12-06T09:48:50.447-07:00Lena, thanks for letting me know about the article...Lena, thanks for letting me know about the article. I'll have to check it out. Hopefully it will help us as we go through the critique process!Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-48598864104462215272010-12-03T22:26:18.638-07:002010-12-03T22:26:18.638-07:00I'd just like to add that there is an article ...I'd just like to add that there is an article in the January Writer's Digest you might find interesting. It talks about "simultaneous discovery," the notion that the same idea can appear at the same time in different places. It sounds like what was happening in your group. The writers (who wrote strikingly similar books themselves) give some perspective and comforting thoughts on the topic. Hope everything will work out for you and your group.Lena S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09738912624316739506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-3985335119053527352010-11-17T09:47:45.622-07:002010-11-17T09:47:45.622-07:00Thanks for all the comments! As with everything in...Thanks for all the comments! As with everything in writing, it sounds like it all comes down to a case by case basis. We'll see how it goes. I think the writing group member in question was so flummoxed by the similarities, they had trouble expressing themselves - which led to the "p" word discussion. I'm hopeful we'll get past it. But it also means I'm still on the lookout for other CPs. My work is never finished :)Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-73876088799459927782010-11-12T09:33:42.619-07:002010-11-12T09:33:42.619-07:00I love your use of the word "incestuous."...I love your use of the word "incestuous." OH, that's not the point. Sorry. <br /><br />Ummm ... I have a critique partner right now and we both write YA Paranormal. Plus, we've both had a lot of the same paranormal experiences in real life. I find that we both write very differently and the fact that we have all that stuff in comment actually helps with the critiques. <br /><br />I'm sorry that happened to you. I think it would actually help to make both of your stories better. But ... I guess things don't always work out the way you wish they could.Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561466241112288690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-45922016571030672922010-11-11T22:03:50.232-07:002010-11-11T22:03:50.232-07:00YIKES! Talk about a stressful situation... I have...YIKES! Talk about a stressful situation... I haven't had a situation like this pop up with any of my cp's. My best advice is to go with your gut.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-70447682297365722922010-11-10T20:18:59.719-07:002010-11-10T20:18:59.719-07:00It makes you think doesn't it. I've heard ...It makes you think doesn't it. I've heard of a similar issue where someone had his work critiqued by his group, and a few months later one of the members started talking about a new book they had just started (which had a huge resemblence to the work originally submitted)! <br /><br />RachRachael Harriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764930101064527321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-52364493524797541532010-11-10T19:15:31.815-07:002010-11-10T19:15:31.815-07:00I've found it useful to spend time with a writ...I've found it useful to spend time with a writing group, critique and get critiques until it feels like I'm saying the same things over and over and hearing the same things over and over. Then I go solo until I have the itch for companionship or feel like some feedback would push me to the next level.KB Lawrencehttp://5minutesblog.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-301333594453784552010-11-10T16:22:16.047-07:002010-11-10T16:22:16.047-07:00My biggest concern is that our voices will all end...My biggest concern is that our voices will all end up the same. One of our best critics tends to find the same problems in everyone's writing. He has valid points, makes helpful suggestions, and is a terrific writer. It would be easy to get stuck emulating his writing.<br /><br />I think it helps to critique from a reader's point of view (as opposed to another writer's). Say what's not working for you, but don't tell them how to fix it. Sometimes that's not very helpful, especially when it's the mechanics of writing that are at issue. So, yeeeah. I guess I don't really know.Ben Spendlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715176546668792509noreply@blogger.com